“But my brain winds and wends. Back and forth. Up and down. It feels like the county fair has inhabited my mind-- complete with sketchy rides, carnies, and sugar-amped kids crying over lost balloons. So loud and disorienting. I want it to pack up and move on to the next town. I want my mind to be an open grassy field again with crickets and dandelions.
1. Discuss Write.
2. Task: Select key passage from dialogue short stories... Read to class: Explain what you like most about this particular part of your narrative.
3. Activity: With a partner, design a rubric ( at least 3 parts) that can be utilized to assess fiction writing.
**Examine the "relevance" of each section you craft and explain why your creation would be a successful
"assessment tool" for grading fiction. **15 mins.... Present to class.
4. Preview: Robert Cormier's "Mine on Thursdays"
10 mins Write: Describe the last time a loved one disappointed you. What happened? How did it make you feel? Do you still blame them? Explain.
